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Could Vince Lombardi be great coach these days?

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bulldozer10

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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017 - 1:08 PM ET #1

"You block, you tackle, win."

Does that even mean much anymore?

HockeyTeeth

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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017 - 5:20 PM ET #2

I think he patted a player on the butt in '67, so probably not.

wallstreetcappers

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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017 - 5:27 PM ET #3

No, the game is much more complex than coaches were back then.

What Lombardi did was what a third level team coach does now.

I'd say a guy like Landry would survive, he was a strategist and thinker, was ahead of the rest and that now is what makes for successful coaches, being in front of all others with your strategy and approach.

thorpe

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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017 - 6:05 PM ET #4

Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

No, the game is much more complex than coaches were back then.

What Lombardi did was what a third level team coach does now.

Lombardi used to lecture for 8 hours about one play. I think he'd be cerebral enough these days when you look at the idiots on the sidelines who don't even know when to call a timeout.

searchwarrant

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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017 - 9:53 PM ET #5

He would take his team to the superbowl 2nd season if winning mattered in today's game.

WhiteTugh84521

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Posted: Nov. 29, 2017 - 7:25 AM ET #6

packersbackers

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Posted: Nov. 29, 2017 - 10:59 AM ET #7

A great coach adapts to the era, and the players around him...Belichek was a defensive guru early on, now hes considered an offensive guru...what happened? Tom Brady....Put Belichek on the Browns or Giants this season, he would struggle to get to 2 wins with either team...does that mean suddenly hes a bad coach?

Lombardi likely would have evolved as well...if he truly was as great as people claim he was, then he would be a top coach regardless of era.

Interesting debate, but impossible to really find out.

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imaxfli

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Posted: Nov. 29, 2017 - 8:55 PM ET #8

If he had the Players...like he did in 1958 and continued to add.....some great drafts there,,,,,

ZiggyDawg

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Posted: Nov. 29, 2017 - 9:08 PM ET #9

After watching many coaches fawk up clock management and make serious mistakes , I tend to think that Lombardi would last but he'd have to work harder n longer.